TS 008 (P463111)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033179 & BM 033179a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance division)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. igi-6(disz)-gal2 e2 u2-szu-ub-bu-um
2. da e2 nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
3. ki ha-zi-ru-um
4. {disz}puzur4-{d}bu-U2
5. in-szi-sa10
6. igi-6(disz)-gal2 [gin2] ku3#-babbar
7. sa10# til-la-[ni-sze3]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. igi {d}suen-sze#-[mi]
2'. igi nu-ur2-[{d}inanna]
3'. igi e-te-el-pi4-e2#*-a#*
4'. igi a-bu-um-wa-qar dumu za-za-a
5'. igi e-la-a dumu a-ap-pa
6'. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
7'. iti NE-NE-gar
8'. mu bad3 gal nig2-gar-ra-{d}utu ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. igi-6(disz)-gal2 e2 u2-szu-ub-bu-u2
2. da e2 nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
3. ki [ha-zi-ru-um]
4. {disz}[puzur4-{d}bu-U2]
5. in-[szi-sa10]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. igi szu-nu-a-hu-u2-a
2'. igi nu-ur2-{d}inanna
3'. igi {d}suen-sze-mi
4'. igi e-te-el-pi4-e2-a
5'. igi a-bu-um-wa-qar dumu za-za-a#
6'. igi ta-li-im-isz8-tar2 dub-sar
7'. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
8'. iti NE-NE-gar
9'. mu bad3 gal nig2-gar-ra-{d}utu ba-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (inheritance division)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 8

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: Tell Sifr, 8

    [Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 090

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

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  • Museum No.: BM 033179 & BM 033179a
  • Accession No.: B 022

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:06:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-01-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tadmor, Hayim CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“TS 008 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P463111.
TS 008 artifact entry (No. P463111). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463111 (Original work published 2014)
TS 008 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463111 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463111},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P463111
LB  - CDLI:P463111
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - TS 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P463111
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 008 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P463111.
TS 008 artifact entry (No. P463111). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463111 (Original work published 2014)
TS 008 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463111 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463111},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P463111
LB  - CDLI:P463111
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - TS 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P463111
ER  -
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